ESPE Abstracts

Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is significantly increased in pediatric population, which is affected by obesity worldwide. The progression of insulin resistance to T2D in obese children has been shown to be faster than in adults. Therefore, screening for T2D seems meaningful especially in high risk groups such as children and adolescents with obesity, family history of T2D, and those with clinical features of insulin resistance (hypertension, dyslipidemia,...